Melanie Wagner, sommelier at the Schwarzer Adler, which offers 4,000 items on its wine list.

Restaurant Icon: Schwarzer Adler in Germany

Ulrich Sautter, 20.10.2022

Schwarzer Adler in Oberbergen, Germany is legendary for its superb French cuisine, not to mention its own wines and a wine list that reads like a Who's Who of 'La Grande Nation'.

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There are many vineyards in southwest Germany's Kaiserstuhl, which rose as a volcano from the Rhine plain about 20 million years ago. The roads wind from winegrowing village to winegrowing village, up and down, and seemingly behind every second bend, mobile reception cuts out. In the middle of it all, pretty much exactly where magma used to rise up to the volcanic crater, lies the village of Oberbergen, home to the iconic Schwarzer Adler restaurant.

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